School for Workers Professor Michael Childers was recently selected as a Morgridge Fellow at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Fifteen faculty and campus members were selected through a juried process to participate in the year-long learning …
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A judge ruled parts of Act 10 are unconstitutional. What comes next
A Dane County judge ruled Wednesday that parts of the state’s Act 10 law are unconstitutional… “This finding — if it was allowed to stand — would, in essence, remove the changes to collective bargaining …
Wisconsin judge to hear union lawsuit against collective bargaining restrictions
A law that drew massive protests and made Wisconsin the center of a national fight over union rights is back in court on Tuesday, facing a new challenge from teachers and public workers brought after the state’s …
Act 10 is back in court. Here are the stakes for Wisconsin unions
In a Dane County court hearing Tuesday, the state sought to dismiss a lawsuit from public employee unions challenging Act 10, which limits their power. Childers, the UW-Madison professor, noted that undoing Act 10 could …
Federal rule banning noncompete agreements could give Wisconsinites more job mobility
A new federal rule could give Wisconsin workers more mobility in the labor market, but it faces legal challenges from business groups. Michael Childers, a labor education professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said noncompete …
Starbucks to bargain with a committee of 150 worker representatives
A Madison employee will be among delegates bargaining with Starbucks next week on behalf of workers at all 400 unionized U.S. stores. Dr. Michael Childers “thinks next week’s bargaining sounds promisingly similar to the process …
Steward Workshop hosted by SCFL
South Central Federation of Labor and School for Workers has partnered to offer a Steward Workshop on April 13, 2024 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Madison Labor Temple. This workshop is for …
A look at Wisconsin’s labor union trends in the shadow of Act 10
The number of labor union members in Wisconsin decreased between 1983 and 2022, with a slightly steeper plummet 2010 onwards, according to data. “Wisconsin was actually the first state in the nation that legalized public …
UPS plans to cut 12,000 jobs: Why workers in the QCA will not be impacted
UPS CEO Carol Tome said that by reducing the company’s headcount, UPS will realize $1 billion in cost savings. “This is a non-thing for the Teamsters,” University of Wisconsin Madison Labor Education Professor Michael Childers …
Madison’s newest labor unions face next fight: getting a contract
From Starbucks to Raven Software, newly unionized workers have waited over a year for their first contracts. Nationally, the average wait is growing. A union drive can be “a kind of arduous process,” but it’s …